WINGATE, N.C. – The No. 23 Queens University of Charlotte women's tennis team suffered its first South Atlantic Conference loss of the season on Wednesday afternoon, falling to No. 19 Wingate University on the road.
The Royals went ahead early in the match, picking up appoint after winning two of three doubles contests. The No. 3 duo of Handnah Lehfeldt and
Viktorija Veselinova won 6-3 before the 8
th-ranked tandem of
Sasha Davidzenka and
Yana Fleyer earned a 6-4 victory over Wingate's 18
th-ranked doubles team.
However, the Bulldogs secured six singles points, including three matches that took three sets to complete, in remaining perfect on the season.
The Royals remain in conference for their next contest, a matchup with Anderson University (S.C.) on Saturday, March 23 at the Howard Levine Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
#19 Wingate 6, #23 Queens 1
Singles competition
1. #14 Michela Verpelli (WU) def.
Yana Fleyer (QUEENSW) 7-5, 6-4
2. Alisa Rudenko (WU) def.
Sasha Davidzenka (QUEENSW) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Riann Hsu (WU) def.
Isabel Fornies (QUEENSW) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0
4. Chyi Lee (WU) def.
Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
5. Claudia De Andreis (WU) def.
Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) 6-3, 7-5
6. Camilla Ciacci (WU) def.
Hannah Lehfeldt (QUEENSW) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #8
Sasha Davidzenka/
Yana Fleyer (QUEENSW) def. #18 Michela Verpelli/Alisa Rudenko (WU) 6-4
2. #29 Claudia De Andreis/Chyi Lee (WU) def.
Isabel Fornies/
Caity Klaassen (QUEENSW) 6-2
3.
Hannah Lehfeldt/
Viktorija Veselinova (QUEENSW) def. Sydney Homan/Camilla Ciacci (WU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Queens 7-2; 3-1 SAC; National ranking #23; Regional ranking #6
Wingate 10-0; 4-0 SAC; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,1,2,4,3,5)
